Penholder.



A. C. JOYAL.

PENHOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28. 1914.

Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH cov, WASHINGTON. u. r

AURELIUS C. J OYAL, OF ST. NORBERT, MANITOBA, CANADA.

PENHOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

Application filed May 28, 1914. Serial No. 841,606.

To all whom it mayboncern:

1 Be it known that I, AURELIUS C. JOYAL, subject of the King of England, residing at St. Norbert, in the Province of Manitoba and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Penholders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to pen holders and more particularly to that type having means associated with the pen holder for removing a pen point from the holder for preventing the fingers of the user from coming in contact with the pen and thus becoming soiled.

The primary object of my invention resides in the provision of a novel means removably associated with the holder for receiving a pen point, and further provides means in connection therewith for facilitating the removal of the pen point.

Another object of my invention resides in the provision of a construction and arrangement of the receiving and ejecting element, the latter being formed from a single piece of material and folded to provide spring gripping jaws for the pen point, and further provided with an improved gripping feature for facilitating the removal.

A still further object of my invention resides in the provision of a pen holder that is simple in construction, efficient in operation and one that can be manufactured and placed upon the market at a minimum cost.

Other objects. as well as the nature, characteristic features and scope of my invention will be more readily understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and pointed out inthe' claims forming a part of this specification.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a side elevational view of my invention applied to a portion of the handle. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of my invention applied to a portion of the handle in section. Fig. 3 is a transversely sectional view taken on the line 3'3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the pen receiving and ejecting element.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, in which similar reference'numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the difierent views, I provide a handle or holder 1 having a reduced end 2 to provide a shoulder 3, the reduced end having rigidly mounted thereon a tubular sleeve 4, the

latter having the inner edge thereof bear- 1ng against the shoulder 3, and having the outer surface thereof arranged in circumferential alinement with the outer edge of the handle. The sleeve 1 extends beyond the reduced end 2 and has removably mounted therein my improved pen receiving and ejecting element, generally designated 5. This element is formed from a single strip of resilient sheet metal reversely folded upon itself to provide spring seated gripping jaws 6 and 7 for engagement with the pen point 8.

The improved pen receiving and ejecting element in this instance comprises essentially a body portion 9 which constitutes the jaw 6 and has the portion 10 continuing therefrom bent upon itself and arranged in parallelism therewith, the portion 10 being new bent in an arcuate form to provide a spring loop 11, the terminal 12 extending therefrom being arranged in parallelism with the body portion 9 and constitutes the other. gripping aw 7. The opposite terminal of the strip of material extends at right angles from the body portion 9 as at 13 and is arranged in substantial alinement with the edge of the terminal, and has a portion thereof extended at right angles thereto and arranged in parallelism with the body portion 9v to provide an abutment 14 for engagement with the inner periphery of the sleeve 4, the portion being of a length suflicient to increase the gripping force of the jaws when the same is in engagement with the sleeve.

In order to limit the inward movement of the element within the sleeve 4 I have extended the terminal adjacent the abutment 14 at right angles thereto and in parallel relation with the portion 13 to constitute a stop 15, the inner edge of which bears against the outer edge of the sleeve 3; For the purpose of facilitating the removal of the pen receiving element from the holder I have arranged the terminal continuing from the stop 15 in parallelism with the longitudinal aXis of the holder and have bent the extreme free portion of the terminal upon itself so that the inner edge thereof is arranged in close and parallel relation with the outer surface of the sleeve. By this arrangement I provide a finger piece 16 which is bent outwardly at its free end as at 17 for further assisting in the removal of a pen from the element and is also serrated in loop 11.

.of the finger piece 16, and lift the element from the sleeve 4:, whereupon the pen 8 .Will then fall from the seat between the jaws. In order to insert a new pen, the element is placed in position so that the finger piece and the abutment will engage the sleeve, thus allowing a new pen to be placed in yielding engagement between the jaws.

Although I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, I desire it to be understood that I am not limited to the exact details shown, however, I desire that great stress be laid upon the simplicity of construction of the pen receiving and ejecting element, the same being formed from a single piece of material, comprising a pair of gripping jaws,

held in operative position by means of the Attention is especially directed to the fact that the jaw 6 is continuous and arranged parallel with the other jaw 7 so that in the event of a slight accidental outward movement of the pen from the seat between the two jaws a wabbling movement is prevented.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings it can be easily seen that I have provided a pen ejecting means that is simple in construction containing but a fevvparts that can be cheaply manufactured and assembled and when assembled can be placed upon the market and sold at a minimum cost.

It will be understood that the above description and accompanying drawings comprehend only the general and preferred embodiment of my invention and that various minor changes in detail of construction, proportion and arrangement of the parts may be made within the scope of the appended claims and without sacrificing any of'the advantages of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A pen holder including a handle, a sleeve projecting beyond the one end thereof, a pen receiving and ejecting element removably mounted in the sleeve, formed from a' single strip of resilient metal bent upon' itself to provide gripping jaws, and a yielding contact member formed by laterally bending the respective jaws to engage with one of said jaws for ment with each other.

2. A pen holder comprising a handle hav- 1 ing a reduced end, a sleeve mounted thereon, a pen receiving and ejecting element removably mounted within the sleeve formed from a single strip of resilient sheet metal folded upon itself to provide gripping jaws for the receiving of the pen point, a spring loop formed by bending said jaws upon themselves, and, a finger piece for facilitating the retention of the element and the ejection of the pen point.

3. A pen holder comprisinga handle, a sleeve carried by and projecting beyond one end of the handle, a pen receiving and'ejecting element removably mounted in, the sleeve, said element including a singlestrip of resilient metal folded upon itself to promaintaining said jaws in.yielding engagement, means for holding the outerends of the jaws in close relation, and means for facilitating the removal of the jaws.

4. A pen holder comprising. a handle, a

sleeve carried .by and projecting beyond one end thereof, a pen recelving and ejecting element removably mounted in said sleeve, said element including a single strip of resilient metal folded upon itself to pro= vide a pair of gripping jaws, a spring loop formed by bending said jaws upon themselves, the loop being arranged to engage one of said jaws for maintaining the said jaws in yielding engagement with each other, means for holding the outer ends of the jaws in close relation, and means for facilitating the removal of the jaws.

5. A penholder comprising a handle, a sleeve carried by and projecting beyond one end of the handle, a pen receiving and ej ectwith the outer surface of the sleeve for facilitating the removal of the element.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AUBELIUS o. JOYAL. Witnesses E. L. J OYAL, J. E. DELISLE.

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